Eric Siblin

Eric Siblin is a Canadian writer. ^[1]

A former music critic for the Montreal Gazette , ^[2] he is most noted for his 2009 book The Cello Suites: J.S. Bach, Pablo Casals, and the Search for a Baroque Masterpiece. ^[3] The book won both the McAuslan First Book Prize and the Mavis Gallant Prize for Non-Fiction from the Quebec Writers' Federation Awards, ^[4] and was a shortlisted finalist for the Governor General's Award for English-language non-fiction, ^[5] the Writers' Trust Prize for Nonfiction ^[6] and the B.C. National Award for Canadian Non-Fiction. ^[7]

His second book, Studio Grace: The Making of a Record, was published in 2015. ^[8] It chronicled his year-long effort to record and release an album of self-written songs with a group of session musicians, and was released concurrently with the album Songs from Studio Grace. ^[9]

Books

• The Cello Suites: J.S. Bach, Pablo Casals, and the Search for a Baroque Masterpiece (2009, ISBN   9780802145246)
• Studio Grace: The Making of a Record (2015, ISBN   9781770899346)

Albums

• Songs from Studio Grace (2015)

References

1. "Bach can change your life". Saskatoon Star-Phoenix , May 16, 2009.
2. "Review: Eric Siblin chronicles his lifelong dream of recording an album in Studio Grace". The Globe and Mail , June 19, 2015.
3. "Bewitched by Bach, Bewildered by His Masterpiece". The New York Times , November 30, 2009.
4. "Siblin wins awards". Prince George Citizen , November 19, 2009.
5. "Literary finalists announced". Sherbrooke Record , October 16, 2009.
6. "Music to his ears". Edmonton Journal , October 23. 2009.
7. "Globe writer calls B.C. literary win shot in the arm for creative non-fiction". The Globe and Mail , January 16, 2010.
8. "Studio Grace: The Making of a Record". Quill & Quire , May 2015.
9. "Eric Siblin's Studio Grace chronicles a life in music". The Georgia Straight , August 18, 2015.